Katie Boulter seemingly acquired some disagreeable and insulting feedback following her Australian Open exit so she determined to fireplace again at trolls in a inventive means.
On the opening Grand Slam of the 12 months, the top-ranked British feminine tennis participant defeated Rebecca Marino in her opener earlier than world No. 75 Veronika Kudermetova handed her a 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-2 loss within the second spherical.
Since Boulter was the favourite to beat the Russian, some bettors presumably misplaced cash by betting on the No. 22 seed.
And whoever is aware of the way it goes in tennis these days, a participant is subjected to on-line abuse and often receives some fairly disgusting feedback following a defeat.
“My face when keyboard warriors turn out to be consultants in how you can be a professional tennis participant,” the 28-year-old captioned her Instagram submit.
Boulter receives assist from her boyfriend and a fellow British participant
Within the remark part, the Briton’s boyfriend Alex de Minaur presumably imitated one remark that the world No. 25 acquired.
“Hit the ball within the courtroom…. Not that arduous,” the Australian wrote.
Fellow British participant Jodie Burrage additionally confirmed some assist to the 28-year-old, telling her that she was “wonderful.”
“Would LOVE to see them attempt do it, you’re wonderful girlie,” Burrage wrote.
In the meantime, nobody was extra disenchanted about an early exit than Boulter herself.
For the three-time WTA champion, it was painful to lose a decent second-round contest however she vowed to return stronger and make up for it someday within the close to future.
“Clearly shedding a match like that hurts, however I’m somebody that’s going to maintain displaying up. I’m going to have my second, I’m certain of it,” the world No. 25 stated after the Kudermetova loss.
Earlier than the Australian Open, Boulter represented Nice Britain on the United Cup, the place she gained her opening two matches earlier than shedding to Iga Swiatek in a decent three-setter.
